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The Worst Episodes of Coach

Every episode of Coach ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Coach!

Hayden Fox, the curmudgeonly coach of Minnesota State University's Screaming Eagles football team, tries to navigate his way through the sports world, fatherhood and family...
Genre:Comedy
Network:ABC

Worst Episodes Summary

"Can We Go Home Now?" is the worst rated episode of "Coach". It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Alan Rafkin and written by N/A, it aired on 5/19/1992. This episode scored NaN points lower than the second lowest rated, "Retrospective (2)".

  • Can We Go Home Now?
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    #1 - Can We Go Home Now?

    Season 4 Episode 22 - Aired 5/19/1992

    The stress of a long-distance relationship troubles Hayden; Luther and Dauber refinish Hayden's game-room floor. Finally the Hayden-Christine problem is resolved when she loses her network job and returns to Minnesota.

    Director: Alan Rafkin

    Writer: N/A

  • Retrospective (2)
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    #2 - Retrospective (2)

    Season 6 Episode 27 - Aired 5/24/1994

    In this second of the two-part interview with Mary Hart, the show explores Hayden's relationships with the other significant people in his life (i.e. Luther, Dauber, Howard, and his daughter). This two-part series is essentially a greatest moments episode from the first six seasons.

    Director: Alan Rafkin

    Writer: Barry Kemp

  • Isn't It Romantic?
    6.7/1053 votes
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    #3 - Isn't It Romantic?

    Season 9 Episode 4 - Aired 10/19/1996

    Hayden's plans for an evening of dinner and dancing go awry when Christine resists leaving their baby at home.

    Director: Jay Kleckner

    Writer: Cindy Chupack

  • Blue Chip Blues
    6.8/1056 votes
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    #4 - Blue Chip Blues

    Season 6 Episode 19 - Aired 3/1/1994

    The Screaming Eagles try to recruit the nations top QB. The players father roomed with Haden in college. After a one on one conversation with the blue chips QB, the player admits he only plays ball to please his eager father whose own football dreams were crushed by an injury. Haden convinces to give the young perspective time to decide his own life direction.

    Director: Alan Rafkin

    Writer: Alan Kirschenbaum

  • Buzzy Money
    7.0/1055 votes
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    #5 - Buzzy Money

    Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 1/27/1993

    Hayden is thrilled when Kelly receives a large check from her ex-husband, until he learns her plans for the money.

    Director: Alan Rafkin

    Writer: N/A

  • Turtle World
    7.1/1052 votes
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    #6 - Turtle World

    Season 8 Episode 8 - Aired 11/14/1995

    Hayden regrets sponsoring Luther's harebrained investment in ""Turtle World"" when he learns that the animals featured in the attraction are dying in captivity.

    Director: Craig T. Nelson

    Writer: N/A

  • Save the Wave
    7.2/1046 votes
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    #7 - Save the Wave

    Season 8 Episode 18 - Aired 2/20/1996

    Hayden rallies support for the team after Doris decides to move the Breakers to Los Angeles.

    Director: Alan Rafkin

    Writer: N/A

  • To Ski or Not to Ski
    7.2/1051 votes
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    #8 - To Ski or Not to Ski

    Season 9 Episode 13 - Aired 2/12/1997

    When Doris invites the whole gang to spend Valentine's Day weekend at a ski resort she's thinking about buying, Hayden helps Christine conquer her fear of the slopes. Meanwhile, Dauber runs into his ex-fiancée Judy, which stirs some unresolved feelings. The gang heads off to a ski resort, where Hayden and Christine go their separate ways after an argument and Dauber spends his time trying to hide from Judy after spotting her in a grocery store.

    Director: Craig T. Nelson

    Writer: Cindy Chupack

  • Viva Las Ratings
    7.2/1060 votes
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    #9 - Viva Las Ratings

    Season 9 Episode 15 - Aired 2/26/1997

    Luther plans to "invest" his life savings at an Elvis memorabilia auction in Las Vegas, but he gets into a heated bidding war with The Drew Carey Show's Mimi. In the end, Luther and Mimi go from bitter rivals to dance partners in a wild, Elvis-inspired dream sequence set to music.

    Director: Jay Kleckner

    Writer: N/A

  • Head Like a Wheel
    7.3/1050 votes
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    #10 - Head Like a Wheel

    Season 6 Episode 25 - Aired 5/17/1994

    On his 49th birthday, Hayden wants to drive a race car.

    Director: Craig T. Nelson

    Writer: Phil Rosenthal, Oliver Goldstick

  • There's Got to Be a Mourning After (2)
    7.3/1048 votes
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    #11 - There's Got to Be a Mourning After (2)

    Season 8 Episode 10 - Aired 11/28/1995

    Hayden and Luther try to iron out their differences over Luther's relationship with Doris. Meanwhile, in spite of the team's losing season, the coaching staff perks up.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Cindy Chupack

  • Bye Bye Burleigh (1)
    7.3/1052 votes
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    #12 - Bye Bye Burleigh (1)

    Season 8 Episode 11 - Aired 12/5/1995

    Hayden fumes when the Burleighs come for a surprise visit and then extend their stay.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Bye Bye Burleigh (2)
    7.3/1053 votes
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    #13 - Bye Bye Burleigh (2)

    Season 8 Episode 12 - Aired 12/12/1995

    While Hayden waffles over helping Howard search for a new job, the coaches see a window of opportunity for scoring their first win of the season.

    Director: Craig T. Nelson

    Writer: Erika Kaestle

  • Big Brother, Little Brain
    7.4/1058 votes
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    #14 - Big Brother, Little Brain

    Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 9/22/1992

    Dauber's relationship with his girlfriend Judy is threatened when he becomes a Big Brother to an 8-year-old.

    Director: Craig T. Nelson

    Writer: N/A

  • Patching Things Up
    7.4/1043 votes
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    #15 - Patching Things Up

    Season 8 Episode 17 - Aired 2/13/1996

    Christine needs to cheer up Hayden after a doctor connects his diminished sex drive to "male menopause."

    Director: Jay Kleckner

    Writer: Cindy Chupack

  • Sleepless in Orlando
    7.4/1049 votes
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    #16 - Sleepless in Orlando

    Season 9 Episode 1 - Aired 9/28/1996

    When Christine and baby Timothy both become ill, an exhausted Hayden has too much to do while preparing for an important game.

    Director: Jeff Meyer

    Writer: N/A

  • Kelly and the Professor
    7.5/10132 votes
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    #17 - Kelly and the Professor

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 2/28/1989

    Kelly tells Hayden she had a date with a faculty member, and he wants to know who.

    Director: Michael Zinberg

    Writer: Barry Kemp

  • Hoot, Hoot Hike
    7.5/1077 votes
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    #18 - Hoot, Hoot Hike

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 5/31/1989

    The poetry of football is turned into ballet by Kelly's dance instructor, who envisions a pas de deux with technical advisor Hayden.

    Director: Michael Lembeck

    Writer: N/A

  • Since My Beaver Left Me
    7.5/1060 votes
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    #19 - Since My Beaver Left Me

    Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 10/8/1991

    Hayden tries to console Kelly, who would rather tell it to Christine.

    Director: Alan Rafkin

    Writer: N/A

  • Somewhere Out There
    7.5/1047 votes
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    #20 - Somewhere Out There

    Season 9 Episode 10 - Aired 1/8/1997

    In this very special episode which analogizes nine years of relationships between friends and family, Dauber believes he is contacted by aliens, and he considers leaving the Breakers, Orlando and Earth.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Barry Kemp

  • A Boy and His Doll
    7.5/1047 votes
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    #21 - A Boy and His Doll

    Season 9 Episode 11 - Aired 1/22/1997

    Howard and Shirley give Timothy a doll, but Luther feels the boy should have more masculine influences.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Cindy Chupack

  • About Face
    7.6/1051 votes
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    #22 - About Face

    Season 5 Episode 21 - Aired 5/5/1993

    Hayden tries to convince Christine that she does not need a face-lift to improve her chances in a job search.

    Director: Craig T. Nelson

    Writer: N/A

  • Why So Happy, Hayden?
    7.6/1052 votes
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    #23 - Why So Happy, Hayden?

    Season 5 Episode 22 - Aired 5/12/1993

    Hayden attempts to recruit Tyler Roberts, the country's top high-school football player from Note Dame.

    Director: Alan Rafkin, Craig T. Nelson

    Writer: Eric Horsted

  • There's Got to Be a Mourning After (1)
    7.6/1049 votes
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    #24 - There's Got to Be a Mourning After (1)

    Season 8 Episode 9 - Aired 11/21/1995

    Luther muzzles his true feelings about the death of his beloved dog, Quincy, until Doris offers him some advice.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Scott Buck

  • Parents' Weekend
    7.7/1079 votes
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    #25 - Parents' Weekend

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 4/19/1989

    Christine is seized by an uncontrollable urge to get a look at Hayden's ex-wife, who's come up for Parents' Weekend.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A